Bruce Armstrong speaking at a function in Copenhagen in 2011 Exposing the Sun's surprising role

Epidemiologist Bruce Armstrong is an international expert in public health, particularly on the causes and control of skin cancer. He has been Fellow of the Academy since 2000.

Headshot: Daniel Boud / The University of Sydney Hyperflares and astronomy

Professor Gaensler is an astronomer best known for his work on magnetars, supernova remnants and magnetic fields.

Innovation agenda a 'turning point'

The Australian Academy of Science has welcomed the Australian Government's National Innovation and Science Agenda.

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Celebrating 100 issues of the Academy newsletter

See a taste of what we’ve covered in the Academy newsletter over the last 27 years.

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This 100th issue of the of the Australian Academy of Science newsletter is a far cry from the the first newsletter in May 1988. It might not seem that long ago to some of us, but for others it’s more than a lifetime! From space programs to space advertising, from super heroes to souvenirs, the newsletter has tracked the Academy's Fellows, achievements and challenges for nearly three decades. Here is just a taste of what we've covered...

(Left) Max Day in the late 1970s outside the (then) CSIRO Division of Forest Research in Yarralumla, Canberra, and (right) at the same location—now CSIRO Computing—in 2015. Photo courtesy of Max Day

At 100 years of age this year, Dr Maxwell Frank Cooper Day AO FAA is the Australian Academy of Science’s oldest living Fellow.

This year, the International Year of Light, marks 100 years since Einstein’s theory of General Relativity—which showed how light was at the centre of the very structure of space and time.

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